We love a good casting rumor, and this one's a doozy: Since remaking beloved Disney animated films into darker, adult-friendly versions is a thing right now, The Jungle Book is supposedly set to get the live-action treatment next. And much like Disney was able to snag Angelina Jolie for Maleficent, it looks like casting for this next revamp will be just as high-profile. Idris Elba (swoon) has already signed on to play the part of man-eating tiger Shere Khan (whose mention still provokes radiating fear in my inner five-year-old), and now, two of Hollywood's leading ladies are reportedly set to join the cast: Scarlett Johansson and Lupita Nyong'o.

Perhaps even better than just the news that they might be in the film, are the parts the actresses are in talks to play: Nyong'o would take on the role of Raksha, a mother wolf who adopts protagonist Mowgli, and Johansson would voice Kaa, a man-eating python who hypnotizes her prey. We're huge fans of both actresses, but the loveable yet serious Nyong'o as wolf-mother and va-va-voom Johansson as man-eating hypnotist? That's no coincidence.